Ocular Disease

Low Vision

Acquired brain injury

Specialty contact lenses

 

Specialty Contact Lens Clinics


Only the most complicated contact lenses are prescribed in the this clinic. They include but not limited to:

Keratoconus
Post Op PKP
High myopia
Corneal lacerations
Aphakia


The program includes lectures about fitting specialty lenses as well as direct application in a clinical setting.

Dr. Victoria Butcko,  who is faculty for this part of the program, graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry, completed her residency in ocular disease / low vision rehabilitation at Jesse Brown / Hines VA followed by a PG2 year fellowship in cornea, contact lens & refractive surgery in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois.

Click here to see an example of a specialty CL lecture with clinical applications